The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-10-10
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Daniel Bresnahan of Boston, was arrested
Saturday night for murderous assault upon
Bridget Dolan at 70 West Dedham street.
Henry II. Hoyt, 80 years old, who was run
oyer by fire engine at Rochester, N. H,
died from his injuries Saturday morning.
:, Over 1000 brass workers of New York and
brooklyn were locked out Saturday because
they. would not relinquish the Saturday half
holiday. The men are Knights of Labor.
Joseph Kidd has accumulated $4,000 by
SIeailng from his employers. Parsons &
Noyes, diamond dealers, New York city, but
Will lose 1t as he has been found out,
Services in memory Of John B. Finch were
held In Chickering Hall, New York city,
last night.
Prof. w. T. Smith, of Dartmouth Medical
College, goes to Vienna for a course Of
study.
Caleb g, Cole, Of Northfeld, VT, acci-
dentally shot servant girl yesterday.
Fitz Hugh Lee declaims against the recent
court decision in the bond case.
Five lives have already been sacrificed In
the latest Kentucky fued In Bell county. The
fight now is between the families of Lee Tur-
ner and General Sawders.
The Fanita won the race around Long ISL
and In "a hours and 80 minutes, and beat the
record.
George Gaebellns, Of Brooklyn. N. Y,
shot two persons for walking through his
yard yesterday
The grand jury Of Tucson, Ariz., has
found band of cattle thieves. composed of
men supposed to be respectable.
w. J. M. Barry threw l2pound hammer
t22 feet in New York yesterday, and broke
the record.
w. @. Barnes, secretary of the Royal In
sttution for the Advancement OF Learning
and registerer Of McGill University, Is dead.
Mrs John Naylor, of 1901 North Fifteenth
street, Philadelphia. was killed Saturday in
East FairmOnt Park by attempting 10 jump
from brougham whirled along by a team of
runaway horses.
Mormon Apostle Snow has appeared in
Utah after more than year Of hiding. The
Mormon President exhorts the Saints to
stand firm.
Sir Thomas Esmonde and Arthur 0'Con-
nor spoke in Boston last night. Gov. Ames
introduced them.
The department of customs at Ottawa
states that smuggling between Boston and
the Maritime Provinces is greatly on the in
crease.
An attempt was made Friday night to
wreck the Yankton passenger train of the
Milwaukee & st. Paul road. No one was
hurt.
Over 200O brass workers of New York and
Brooklyn were locked out Saturday, because
they would not relinquish the SATURDAY. half
holiday. The men are knights OF Labor.
Alexander Rente, aged years, fell from
third-story window at 224 North street. Bos-
ton, Saturday morning, distance of 40 feet.
When the little fellow was picked up life
was extinct.
Striking hand-sewed shoemakers at Phila-
delpha refused to return to return TO work
Saturday. 1t is feared general lockout
will occur. thus throwing 5000 hands out Of
employment.
fNH-- II NNr-
aged 20 years. was found under an apple
tree, near the railroad, about mile west Of
Branford Depot, Conn, yesterday morning.
His skull was fractured, and he had evident
y been murdered by blow on the head.
In Nashville, Tenn, Emma Abbott public
ly reproyed a minister who was preaching
against theatres.
The book and job compostors who belong
to Typographical Union No. 6, of New
York city, have decided to strike today